Tuesday, June 24, 2008

This blog, Creating e-Learning, has reached a natural conclusionI think. While it started being devoted solely to e-learning andbranched out into e-assessment it has evolved into a smorgasbord of education links, useful software and general outpourings covering my work with Ayr College, the Scottish Qualifications Authority and the Scottish Further Education Unit.

Ithas made sense, therefore, to spin off my blog and rename it. I'll keep theoriginal blog here, and might even make some updates, but mymain blog efforts will be over on Feeducation from now on.

Monday, June 16, 2008

How many times have you safely stowed the user manual for your shiny new gadget only to find that you have no idea where that safe storage area is when you come to read the thing? What, it's just me? Never mind.

SafeManuals.com has a bunch of PDFs of manuals available for your (OK my) perusal.

(One of) the downsides to e-learning and e-assessment is the sense of isolation engendered. It can be nice to alleviate that with e-mail and chats to at least feel as though you are in a more social workplace than your front room.

What do you do, though, when none of your friends can play? I use IMFeeds to get RSS feeds piped directly to my IM window. I can then feel as though somebody wants to talk to me...

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

For those that haven't come across it before the Microsoft Digital Literacy Curriculum is a complete set of notes for teaching Microsoft Office 2003 and 2007 in both XP and Vista modes at levels up to Higher and are also useful for things like IT Applications at Level 7. It also includes materials covering:

As part of my work as Computing Subject Mentor with the SFEU I've been putting together a conference for Scottish FE computing practitioners. The blurb follows:

Following the heavy hints of last month I can now confirm what many of you know. TheComputing and Information Technology Subject NetworkConference will take place on Thursday the 26th of June.This free event takes place at Central College in Glasgow and includespresentations and exhibits by many public and private sectororganisations including (in no particular order): IBM, Learning andTeaching Scotland, Microsoft, JISC, SQA, SCHOLAR, SCQF Adobe,ComputerPrep (CIW), Oracle, CompTIA, eSkills, Leckie & Leckie andCOLEG.

Places are strictly limited and going fast so to book yourfree place at this event (and earn yourselves a days CPD) click over tohttp://www.sfeu.ac.uk/events/show/2526